SEM Genopole is a mixed-economy company playing a central role in the planning and management of the available real estate at the Genopole biocluster, located in Évry-Courcouronnes. It consolidates its engagements via propositions for resources, workspace offers and the adaptation of locales to the needs of businesses and laboratories, thus favoring biotech innovation and supporting the development of stakeholders and biocluster actors. Another SEM advantage is its ability to let businesses imagine their future thanks to an anticipated workspace-needs pathway.
With more than 41,000 m² of office and lab premises & more than seven hectares of available land tracts, and with the support of the Grand Paris Sud Urban area, the Essonne Administrative Department and the Essonne Prefecture, SEM Genopole is actively laying the groundwork for future developments.
This real-estate potential is a strategic asset enabling responses to the growing needs of biotech actors and accommodations for new, far-reaching projects within Genopole’s complete ecosystem of research, training, technological platforms, incubators and financers.
In close partnership with GIP Genopole, the SEM works to anticipate requirements and adapt its offer to the changing needs of businesses while also contributing to the territory’s attractiveness. Its proactive approach reflects a strong local synergy favoring the rapid setup of new arrivals and strategic partnerships.
Two large-scale projects underway
- GenoLife: a new dimension for innovation
Developed in partnership with local collectivities and institutions, the GenoLife project embodies this will to potentiate the biocluster. The 21,000m² building complex was conceived for business accommodation and proposes an entirely modular Life Sciences offer. GenoLife contributes to Genopole’s continuing development, providing top-range infrastructures that respond to the needs of biotechnology businesses.
With the concept LabReady, developed by the Patriarche and Bart|Patriarche architectural firms, GenoLife proposes flexible spaces that allow each business to adjust its premises according to its project: R&D, biomanufacturing, testing, etc. This innovative setting energizes creativity and partnerships while offering an optimized working environment moreover propitious for exchanging ideas. The project is intended to attract and accompany talents in health & the bioeconomy and, in so doing, increase Genopole’s national and international renown.
- Cube: a flexible offer for bioindustry
The project Cube extends Genopole’s workspace strategy by providing solutions specifically conceived for bioindustry businesses. Located at the heart of the Genopole ecosystem, Cube provides scalable spaces tailored to the needs of industrial manufacturing and adaptable to the projects of SMEs. Because its infrastructures are designed to be compatible with good manufacturing practices criteria, Cube eases the transition of businesses from the research to the production phase.
The building maximizes flexibility, with freely designable floorplans, volumes optimized for cleanroom integration and non-load-bearing walls to allow for quick layout changes. This ingenious structure addresses the growth and adaptability needs of biomanufacturing actors while solidifying the zone’s industrial attractiveness.
Real estate ready for the future
With its real estate ready to welcome future developments, SEM Genopole ensures continuing growth for the biocluster. The aim of this long-term commitment is to strengthen Genopole’s position as an indispensable center of excellence for biotechnologies, a place that both supports innovative projects and stimulates the economic development of the Île-de-France Region.
With its ambitious projects like GenoLife and Cube, Genopole provides a complete pathway for businesses, from start-ups to biomanufacturers. The cluster accompanies progress in biotechnological innovation, providing a unique ecosystem able to energize business growth and respond to tomorrow’s technological challenges.
